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30720

ZIP 30720 is in Dalton, Georgia, in Whitfield County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time. Dalton has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 30719, 30721 and 30722.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Whitfield
Metro area
Dalton, GA
Population
27,249
Coordinates
34.7336, -85.0008
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Where 30720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30720
  • 🔢 Type 30720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30719 (Dalton, GA, 3 mi away) and 30721 (Dalton, GA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30720 becomes 02703 — and that is a real ZIP code: Attleboro, MA, 892 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00723, 00732, 02370, 02703, 07023, 07032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00723 in Patillas, PR, 1,642 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯824 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30720 and you would come out at 34.73°S, 95.00°E — 1,217 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 48.7 square miles of land, 30720 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,249This ZIP27,249
Households9,707This ZIP9,707
Housing units11,030This ZIP11,030
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,369This ZIP$69,369Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$249,800This ZIP$249,800Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,054This ZIP$1,054Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density559.9 / sq miThis ZIP559.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,062This ZIP1,062
Employees25,690This ZIP25,690
Annual payroll$1,303,259,000This ZIP$1,303,259,000
Tax returns filed11,670This ZIP11,670
Total adjusted gross income$846,537,000This ZIP$846,537,000

Land area

Land area48.67 sq miThis ZIP48.67 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 30720

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ZIP codes near 30720

ZIPCityDistance
30719 Dalton, GA 3.0 mi
30722 Dalton, GA 3.3 mi
30740 Rocky Face, GA 4.4 mi
30721 Dalton, GA 6.6 mi
30755 Tunnel Hill, GA 9.6 mi
30746 Sugar Valley, GA 9.9 mi
30735 Resaca, GA 11.3 mi
30756 Varnell, GA 11.7 mi
30739 Rock Spring, GA 13.2 mi
30728 La Fayette, GA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30720?

30720 is in Dalton, Georgia, in Whitfield County, part of the Dalton, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7336, -85.0008.

What county is 30720 in?

30720 lies in Whitfield County.

What area code is 30720?

Dalton uses area codes 706 and 762, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 30720 in?

30720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30720?

About 27,249 people live in ZIP code 30720, in 9,707 households, at 559.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 30720?

$69,369 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30720?

The closest are 30719 (3 mi), 30722 (3.3 mi), 30740 (4.4 mi), 30721 (6.6 mi) and 30755 (9.6 mi).

Is 30720 a PO Box ZIP code?

30720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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